"So what should we do?" asked Agnes as she made a quick nce over her two ssmates.


    "If I am not mistaken Apollo slept beside mest night"


    "Same, I remember Alicia sleeping next to me too," Agnes said to Casper.


    "Come on guys let those two be, they seem tired," Mckenzie said while looking concerned at Apollo''splexion.


    "Apollo looks a bit pale" he thought then he asked his friends to tune down their voices.


    "Hussh down everyone okay"


    "Here is breakfast everyone"


    Alya said while holding a basket full of warm bread.


    "And here! We also brought drinks" Arabe and Keith said while the rest of the girls were behind them holding more baskets of all sorts of breads.


    "Alright, we should eat first" Niko suggested as he put the soft loaf of bread in his mouth.


    "This hot chocte is good" Samaelmented which everyone agreed on.


    Despite their peaceful morning, the entire city was in chaos. Some students had nightmares while others found themselves sleeping in weird ces. The confused citizen who woke up in their houses like usual but felt something was strange. The night the attack happened the emperor''s mages cast a sleeping spell on everyone before teleporting them outside the city.


    As for the devastated forest, the emperor single-handedly restored it. And so when the sun rose from the east no one outside the emperor''s army knew of what happened. However, some people found their situation suspicious but no matter how hard they tried to think they couldn''t pinpoint what it was.


    "Your majesty we sent someone to check on the lower ss dormitory and the kids weren''t there" a soldier reported but the emperor remained calm as if he had already anticipated it.


    "It is fine no need to make a fuss"


    "But Your Majesty.."


    "I already said it was fine..." his eyes turn cold as he gazes towards his soldier.


    "Soldier don''t make me repeat myself," he said making the kneeling soldier flee.


    "It seems like one of us is overly concerned," the nameless soldier said as he remained standing at the emperor''s side.


    "You find it suspicious right, your majesty" he added.


    "Just shut up"


    The nameless soldier just chuckled and dly followed the emperor as he walked.


    .....


    Back at the ruined temple after some time Apollo and Alicia finally woke up.


    "You two okay?" Samael immediately said while he brought some warm bread and chocte.


    "Eat up" After saying those words he left and let the two have their meal. Like two zombies Apollo and Alicia groan before slowly getting up.


    "When did I arrive here?" Apollo asked since hisst memory was when he asked Jeremiah to teleport him.


    "I actually found you at the entrance so I brought you here" Alicia answered while massaging her head.


    "Thanks"


    "You are wee"


    "Yeah by the way can I ask you something?"


    "What is it"


    "Why are we sleeping like this?"


    Alicia frowns since she doesn''t understand it however once her eyes be clear she sees how she and Apollo closely hold each other.


    "Oh....I didn''t know either" she said nonchntly.


    Apollo and Alicia became silent before getting up to eat.


    "After this, we should head back" Aaron spoke when he noticed the time on his watch.


    "It''s still a bit early can''t we stay a little longer" Braiden requested however Apollo denied it.


    "I think it''s best to return, any longer we stay here might worry Miss Martha and the others"


    With those words, they couldn''t help but agree.


    "We still have a whole school year toe back here, so don''t make such a face" Alicia said trying to lighten up the mood, she then took a sip of her warm cup of chocte feeling satisfied.


    While they talk and read some of theic books written by their predecessors, Apollo quietly eats as he looks at the map made by Jeremiah.


    Last night''s attack was a sess since he was able to corrupt two priests and nt a marker towards all the people in the barracks.


    Now he had marked three temples on the map.


    "Three down eight to go" he thought while trying to form a pattern on the temple''s location.


    "I think I need a different map"


    [I''ll scan all avable maps andpare them to our current map]


    "Do that and we might find a connection towards the three temples we have found"


    [Affirmative]


    "It is still too slow" he impatiently thought resulting in a frown on his face.


    "Just what kind of thought are you having that your face is frowning like that" Aliciamented seeing Apollo''s face.


    "I am just getting impatient"


    "Calm down you won''t gain anything being rushed"


    "Sigh.... you are right "


    "Just what in god''s presence are you two mumbling  about?" Samael said seeing Alicia and Apollo talking secretly.


    "Nothing"


    "It''s nothing"


    "Yeah sure it''s nothing" Samael sarcastically answered to Apollo and Alicia''s words.


    "Jeremiah, is it possible to modify a spell when you already cast it?"


    [I don''t think that''s possible but maybe Creator should recast the modified spell]


    "But my targets are the priest that I corrupted, they are too far already"


    [Maybe we could, if we synthesize your skills properly]


    "Should I make my own skill and then upgrade it?"


    [We could Creator]


    "Right we should"


    While Apollo was still drowned in his thoughts Alicia shoved a bread in his mouth.


    "We are eating so just eat don''t do anything else"


    With his mouth full all he could do was nod his head.


    .....


    After a few hours, they all moved back to their dormitory and Apollo went straight to his room surprising his ssmates.


    "What is he up to" Niko asked but since they somehow knew Apollo they didn''t inquire any further. He is not the type of person to make a mess he can''t solve.


    "Alright I should be able to do what I had in mind"


    With a little uncertainty, Apollo pulled out a paper and pen and began researching spells.